Tech and Change intern Review

by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

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Rating

4.1/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • Worked on Tableau dashboards and writing Python code for my team. Communicated between different departments to provide my team access to code packages written elsewhere. Attended learning sessions and networking socials.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • I've had the chance to develop my technical skills as well as soft skills such as stakeholder management, presentation skills and confidence with public speaking. I've also learned how to network effectively and how to find useful departmental contacts for my work.

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • Given my technical background, I was provided the opportunity to pioneer some Python projects for my team. My manager was flexible with how I approached this and I was given freedom with how I explored and implemented what was asked of me.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • I received plenty of support during my time at the FCA. The members of my core team were almost always on hand to answer any questions I had. Also, colleagues in other departments were friendly and always had time to spare in supporting me.

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • Super friendly, I got on well with pretty much everyone. Being in the office was fun and I felt very comfortable with my colleagues.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • I really enjoyed the internship and would strongly recommend it to anyone looking for experience and the opportunity to make a tangible impact on a reputable organisation.

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 5/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

    • 4/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

    • Do your research of the FCA before applying, be able to demonstrate some finance commercial awareness, be authentic in interviews

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Data Science, Information Technology

London

August 2023

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